The Tibetan Wild Ass - The wildest and most irritable animal in the wild

The Tibetan wild ass is the largest of all the wild asses in China, and also a precious large ungulate, native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and distributed in the region. west of this country.

Recently, a reporter took a rare photo of Tibetan wild donkeys near Donggetsona Lake in Maduo County, Guoluo District, Qinghai Province. Nearly a hundred wild Tibetan donkeys gather together and sometimes gallop across the grasslands, creating breathtaking spectacles.

The Tibetan wild ass is the largest of all the wild donkeys in China, and also a very rare species of large ungulates, native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and distributed in China. western China region.

As animals with strong tolerance to sun, wind, cold and drought, they have always been regarded by many wildlife enthusiasts as experts in survival in the animal kingdom.

Nearly a hundred wild Tibetan donkeys gathered together.

Donggetsona Lake is a famous lake in Qinghai and is considered by Tibetan locals as "Sacred Lake".

The average altitude near Donggetsona Lake is more than 4,000 meters, around the lake is an endless steppe with lush aquatic plants, supporting life for many different animals.

The Tibetan wild ass is quite prominent in this land, they like to live and feed in herds that can number up to hundreds.

In appearance, the Tibetan wild ass is similar to the Mongolian wild ass, but the Tibetan wild donkey is larger in size, when an adult can weigh 250-400kg, the average shoulder height is 1.4 meters and the body length is 1.8 meters.

The Tibetan wild ass is an animal with strong tolerance to sun, wind, cold and drought.

In addition, when compared to Mongolian wild donkeys, they have a shorter head, longer ears, and a black and blunt mouth. The fur on the back of the wild Tibetan donkey is reddish brown, and the fur on the belly and limbs is white, but not pure white, the two colors forming a clear dividing line on the side.

As a equine animal, the Tibetan wild ass also has a dark mane on its neck, but compared to horses, the mane of the Tibetan wild ass is shorter and erect.

Among the donkey species, the Tibetan wild ass has a very strong and majestic posture, the body has strong muscles, whether the trunk, limbs or hooves are thicker than domestic donkeys, so in local folk Also known as wild donkey in Tibet is 'wild horse'.

The Tibetan wild ass is extremely aggressive.

In fact, to distinguish a donkey from a horse is quite simple, the simplest way is to look at the ears, tail and mane. The donkey's ears are long and the horse's ears are small, the donkey's tail is short and the horse's tail is long; The donkey's mane stood up and the horse's mane fell.

People often use 'donkey temperament' to describe a person's stubborn temperament, but the temperament of the Tibetan wild ass is on a whole different level - they are extremely aggressive, wild asses This animal likes to race against other animals, even cars.

Among the donkey species, the Tibetan wild ass has a very strong and majestic posture.

When people drive past the site of the Tibetan wild ass, they will stare at the car, and as the car gets closer, the wild Tibetan donkeys seem to be provoked, and the anger of the donkeys will surface immediately, then they will chase the cars all the way.

When the Tibetan wild donkeys catch up to the car, they will not stop, instead they will continue to run to get far beyond the new cars.

Some people, after knowing this habit of the Tibetan wild ass, will occasionally drive over to provoke them, stimulate their desire to win, and then race with the wild Tibetan donkeys at full speed. .

In fact, this approach is wrong, although the Tibetan wild donkey is agile and has good endurance, it is a living creature nonetheless. Long-term high-speed competition with Tibetan wild donkeys will cause great damage to their bodies and may lead to a number of adverse consequences.

They have a relatively high tolerance to harsh environments.

The Tibetan wild ass mainly lives in high-altitude alpine desert areas, this kind of environment is relatively harsh, so the Tibetan wild ass has developed a strong ability to survive.

They have a relatively high tolerance to harsh environments, even in some arid places like deserts, they can use their own survival intelligence to survive.

The Tibetan wild ass has a very important skill, which is that they can dig for their own water source. Their hooves can not only run but can also dig soil, dig wells, they can dig holes several meters deep to find water sources.

The puddles dug by the Tibetan wild donkey are known as "donkey wells" by local herders. Donkey wells can not only solve the problem of drinking water for themselves, but also provide water for many other animals. Therefore, in some western regions, the Tibetan wild ass plays a very important role.

Running is really important for the Tibetan wild ass.

The Tibetan wild ass is an animal that lives in open areas and has no shelter in its environment. What's more, they are often the prey of northwest wolves. Northwest wolves are also good chasers, so wild donkeys have only one way to avoid being caught and killed, and that is to run.

Running is really important for the Tibetan wild ass and also for the ungulates in such a habitat, so their daily activities, apart from feeding, drinking, resting. running is a very important part.

Like the green sheep, the Tibetan wild ass has a very bad habit of being curious, when being chased by a natural enemy, they will run a certain distance, then stop and look back to see if the predator has caught up. , and then resume running.